Paige Duncan-Rainbird (13) of Launceston Church Grammar School, received the Geoff and Helen Handbury Literary Achievement award for her submitted poem "don't speak like a bogan" as part of the Young Australian Art Awards.
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Paige said she decided to write the poem because she noticed she was dropping letters out of her words.
"My teacher challenged me to write a poem and entered me into this competition," Paige said.
"I was over the moon when I won. I was pretty impressed that I could so something like that too," she said.
Her submitted poem "don't speak like a bogan" is a comical look at how the English language is "cactus and in a pretty crook state".
The Young Australian Art Awards were launched at the beginning of 2006.
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Satria Dyer-Darmawan is a journalist for The Examiner and considers himself to be an all rounder. Originally from the Central Coast of NSW, Satria has worked in Alice Springs and North Queensland and isn't afraid to immerse himself in regional communities.
Satria Dyer-Darmawan is a journalist for The Examiner and considers himself to be an all rounder. Originally from the Central Coast of NSW, Satria has worked in Alice Springs and North Queensland and isn't afraid to immerse himself in regional communities.
